Sad-iron heater and receptacle.



I'. W. WANTZEL.

SAD IRON HEATER AND BEGEPTAGLE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED DBO. 3, 190s.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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Application filed December 3, 190B.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

p FREDERIC WILLIAM WANTZEL, OF ROSSMERE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAD-IRON HEATER AND RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 465,792.

fo all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC W'. VANT- anL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Rossmere, in the county of Lancaster and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Sad-Iron Heater andRei cegtacle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

rThis invention relates to sad iron heaters and receptacles, and moreparticularly such as are adapted to be used with oil or gas stoves, andeach of which in general consists of a plate or tray adapted to restupon the stove, and a cover, the latter having a double metallic wallprovided with a layer of asbestos or the like, which serves to separa-teone wall from the other.

The object of the invent-ion is to provide a device of the classdescribed, simple and serviceable in construction and inexpensive tomanufacture, which will prevent the flame of the stove from coming indirect contact with the face of the iron so that the latter will notbecome coated with soot, and which also serves to accelerate the heatingof the iron.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specitication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation showing an embodiment of my invention; Fig.2 is a longitudinal section of the same, showing a sadiron in dottedoutline; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the tray; Fig. l is an end elevationof the same, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the cover; and Fig. (3 is asectional view of a portion of the tray and cover, showing in dottedoutline a hook on which the device can be hung when not in use.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of my invention, itshould be understood that. difficulty has been found in heatingsad-irons on the oil and gas stoves thatl are commonly used. Thedifficulty arises from the fact that the flames come in direct contactwith the faces of the irons and cover the latter with soot, which mustbe wiped oif before the irons can be used. To obviate thisinconvenience, I have provided a heater, which comprises a tray adaptedto be placed on a stove and on which any desired number of sad-irons maybe arranged, and a cover which entirely incloses inner wall 6 havin()lits lower ede'e outwardl i disposed to form a flange '7, and an outerwall 8, the lower edge 9 of the latter resting on the flange 7 of theinner wall. Located between the outer and inner wall, and eX- tendingonly part way to the lower edges thereof, is a ller l() of asbestos orthe like. The. space between the outer and inner wall, which does notreceive the asbestos filler, remains as an air chamber. The flange 7 ofthe inner wall has an upwardly and outwardly disposed tongue l2 providedwith an opening 13. 'Vhen the device is not in use, the tongue l2 isslipped through the recess Jr of the extension of the tray, when thewholev device can be hung upon a" hook, shown most clearly in Fig. G ofthe drawings. I further provide a handle for the cover, which consistsof a handle bracket la preferably formed from a single elongated memberbent into substantially U-shape, and having its corners lo bent backupon themselvesV so that rivets or bolts 1G' may be passed therethroughto secure the handle to the cover of the device. The bolts 16 furtherserve to secure the walls of the cover together. A grip 1T is journaledbetween the upper ends of the bracket.

The asbestos filler between the walls of the cover may be replaced byany other suitable material, provided this material like the asbestos,has heat insulating qualities. Needless to say, the air space betweenthe walls of the cover serves a like purpose.

The device may be made in any convenient sir/.e or shape so that it willaccommodate any number of irons.

It sho-nld be further understood that I do not limit myself to theparticular construction shown in the drawings, as others equallyT adfantageous may be employed without departing from the spirit or thescope of the the irons. In this way, the iiames at no time invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. In a device of the class described, a tray, and a removable cover forthe tray, said cover consisting of an inner and an outer wall spacedfrom each other, the inner wall having at its lower end an outwardlyprojecting flange extending under and beyond the lower edge of the outerwall and resting upon the tray, and a filler of insulati'ng materialbetween said walls.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a tray, a cover formed ofan inner and outer wall spaced from each other to form a closed space,the cover being provided with an outwardly extending flange at itsbottom resting loosely upon the tray, and a filler of insulating'material between the said walls, said filler extending over the top andpartially over the sides of said cover, and a handle on the cover.

3. In a device of the class described, a tray having a vertical andslotted extension at the rim thereof, and a cover, said cover having amarginal flange adapted to rest on the tray and provided with a tongueadapted to pass through said slotted extei" sion, said tongue beingprovided with opening therethrough whereby said devi can be hung whennot in use.

4. In a device of the class described' tray adapted to receivesad-irons, said ti y having its rim upwardly disposed., said rim beingprovided with a slotted extension, a removable cover for said tray, saidcover consisting of an outer and an inner wall, an asbestos illerbetween said walls, said inner wall having its lower edge outwardlydisposed to constitute a flange, a tongue inte- 0 gral with said flangeand adapted to pass through the slotted extension of said tray, saidtongue having an opening whereby the device can be hung when not in use,and a handle 0n said cover whereby the latter can/e4 V easily be removedfrom said tray.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERIC WILLIAM WANTZEL. V

IVitnesses Y J. R. KAUFFMAN,

EDw. R. Hierrsriu.

